Wichita eagle., 1887-02-06
CAPITAL BUDGET.
PATENT OFFICE REPORT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The annual re
port of the commissioner of patents was
laid before congress. The report calls at
tention to the utter inadequacy of room
and facilities for conducting business IN
the present location of the office; recon-
mends an Increase of the subscription
price Of the Gazette, and refers to the ne
ccssity for executing proposed photographic
work in this city The commissioner says
the salary list of the Office should be re
vised which he thinks would result in great
good and no aggregate increase OF the total
lie suggests amen lments or the statutes
relative TO the date Of patents, their Emlta-
ton. assignment and record, and the REIN
bursement of persons who have through
mistake paid fees accruing at the office.
The recommendations contained III his
last report touching the creation Of trl-
-bunal to decide appeals from the action OF
examiners in interference cases are renew
ed At the date of the report it appears
that but four divisions of the Office were III
arrears one hundred days and upwards in
The transaction of current business and the
one furthcst in arrears was behind only
about ten days. A complete and exhaust
i've revision of the entire legislation and
rules governing the patent officers recon-
mendcd in statement attached to the re-
port shows that the total number Of appli-
cations filed during the last calendar year
requiring investigation and action was A.
442, and the number Of patents issued was
23, 915 The total receipts were 81. l54,55l,
and the expenditures 1892, SOB.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S
Met in caucus after the adjournment Of the
senate but remained together only about
half an hour. adiourning without nction.
A majority are said to favor action OF some
kind for reduction Of the revenue, but
are not united as to any policy, while Il
majority favor the plan OF leaving revenue
matters TO the house Of representatives.,
where they constitUtionaly belong, and
making provision by amendment to appro-
priation bills or otherwise for the iudicious
expenditure of the surplus, especially in
the direction of sea coast detenSes, guns
and ships. II is probable that further eau
cusing viii take place but there is no
ground in anything that has occurred To
warrant the expectation that the senate will
take the lead during this session in any
movement for reduction OF thercVcnuc.
EXCERPTS
The president today heard arguments
from the National Indian Defense aSS6cla-
ton against the approval of the Dawes In
dian severalty Indian allotment bill Judge
Willard was the principal speaker. There
were several Indians present, lnsluding
representatives Of the Sac and Fox, Creek,
Chickasaw and Cherokee tribes. each OF
which entered protest against the hill.
Three hours were spent by the conferees
on the anti polygamy bill in an effort to
reconcile the differences between the house
and senate. but without reaching any
agreement The committee adjourned till
Friday next.
In conformity to the ruling Of The court
in the general term yesterday, in the case
of NJ 5. Miller. of Oneida county, New
York, against the civil service commission,
ers, Mr. Miller today filed his petition OF
right in the circuit court end Judge Cox
at once certified il 10 the general term.